Electrical​/Fire Alarm Designer - Freelance - 1099

Job Description

REMOTE POSITION, BUT CANDIDATE MUST RESIDE WITHIN 25-50 MILES OF THE POSTED LOCATION AND BE AVAILABLE FOR OCCASIONAL SITE VISITS IN NYC/NORTHERN NJ.

Compensation is negotiated as a lump-sum fee for each assigned project or scope of work, based on the project scope, schedule, and responsibilities. This is not an hourly employee position.

Project workload will vary, and no minimum number of projects or amount of work is guaranteed. Our goal is to develop long-term relationships with strong freelance professionals who can become regular members of AEP's extended project team. Qualified contractors may be added to our team for future assignments and contacted as suitable projects become available.

Work is primarily performed from home. Occasional site visits in Northern NJ and NYC are required

AEP Engineering, LLC is a growing MEP engineering consulting firm seeking an experienced, highly reliable U.S.

-based freelance Electrical / Fire Alarm Designer within practical driving distance of the New York City / Northern New Jersey metropolitan area to support commercial and residential building projects.

This is a 1099 independent-contractor position only. We are looking for an established freelancer or independent professional with meaningful availability for ongoing project work. This is not intended as a moonlighting position for someone whose full-time employment will take priority over AEP projects.

The right person will become a trusted recurring member of our extended project team and will be expected to take ownership of assigned work, meet commitments, and communicate proactively.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Develop electrical designs from architectural backgrounds, project criteria, and direction from AEP
• Develop electrical power distribution systems, including service, feeders, panel boards, transformers, disconnects, and branch circuits
• Perform electrical load calculations and service/load assessments
• Develop power plans and equipment connections
• Develop lighting and lighting-control designs where included in project scope
• Develop emergency and egress lighting systems
• Prepare electrical riser and single-line diagrams
• Size feeders, branch circuits, overcurrent protection, and related distribution equipment
• Create panel board schedules
• Coordinate electrical requirements for mechanical, plumbing, fire-protection, architectural, and specialty equipment
• Develop fire alarm system designs, layouts, riser diagrams, device requirements, sequences, notes, and specifications
• Prepare electrical and fire alarm plans, schedules, details, notes, and specifications
• Assist with equipment selections and technical product review
• Identify coordination conflicts and missing information before they affect the project
• Incorporate review comments and revisions
• Perform self-QA/QC before submitting work for AEP review
• Assist with responses to contractor, architect, and client technical questions as required

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a designer, not simply a CAD operator.

The ideal candidate can receive architectural backgrounds and project requirements, understand the design intent, determine what needs to be done, and independently develop a coordinated electrical and fire alarm design without requiring every receptacle, circuit, panel, feeder, fire alarm device, and note to be individually marked up.

Technical ability is important, but reliability, communication, and ownership are equally important to us.

We are specifically looking for someone who:

• Treats agreed project deadlines as firm commitments
• Does not place AEP projects on the back burner because another client becomes more urgent
• Communicates immediately if an issue could affect scope, schedule, or quality
• Proactively identifies missing information, coordination issues, design concerns, and potential problems
• Asks questions early rather than allowing uncertainty to become a last-minute issue
• Takes ownership of assigned work from start through completion
• Is receptive to feedback and willing to learn AEP's preferred design standards, procedures, and workflows
• Reviews their own work carefully before submitting it
• Communicates clearly and professionally
• Is reasonably available during normal U.S. business hours

Qualifications

• Professional experience designing electrical systems for buildings
• Professional experience designing fire alarm systems
• Strong AutoCAD skills
• Experience producing permit and construction-document drawing sets
• Experience with…